Vegetable-peeling machine.



, I H. ROBINSON. VEGETABLE FEELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 1910.

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APPLICATION FILED NOVV. 3, 1910.

PatBIled Feb. 18, 1913.

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H. ROBINSON. VEGETABLE FEELING MACHINE.` APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 1910.

1,053,319. Patented Feb.1',1913.

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PATENT OFFICE?.

To'aZZv/whom t may concern:

i B'e it known that I, HENRY ROBINSON, residing in South Orange, in thecounty of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain newandv useful Improvement in Vegetable-Peeling Machines, of which lthefollowing is a specification. Y

My present invention relates tomachines for peeling vegetables andparticularly to such as are driven by a separate mechanical prime moverfor each machine. y i

One object of the invention is the provision of a compact, easilyassembled machine of the character named wherein the movable parts aredriven by vpower applied close to the point of operation and ,bymechanism which runs with Va minimum-of vibration -and wear, whileprotected perfectly from water. f`

Another object of the' invention is the provision of an improved meansfor removing the vegetables after Vthey have been peele y Another objectof the invention is the provision of means whereby a machine of thecharacter described driven by an electric motor may be convenientlylubricated and wherein waste oil is so disposed of as to be incapable ofreaching the motor. e I

A preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein*l Figure 1 is a vertical median sectionof the bodyrof my machine, Fig. 2 is a front view of the same with thebottom of the legs removed, F ig.. 3 is a plan view thereof with theupper casing removed', Fig. 4 is an elevation of the pan thereof, with aportion of its wall removed, Fig. 5 is a side view of the dischargingmechanism with the chute shown in section, Fig. 6 is a plan view of thefixed portion of the door fastener, and Fig. 7 is a plan View of theygears.

My present invention comprises improvements in the type of machine shown'and' claimed ir `my earlier' United States patent granted December 14th1909, No. 942,932. The revoluble abrading member 10, is mounted upon ashort shaft or stem 11, which turns within the vertical hollow boss 12,rising from the center. of the bottom .of the pan 13 wherein thepeelings and water `are caught as described in my aforesaid patent. Iprefer to provide a chamber ,14 at the bottom of the hol-low in the boss12 wherein superiiuous oil may be caught.

HENRY ROBINSON, SOUTH ORANGE,`NEW J vaGETABLE-PEEMNG' mentire.

Specicatin of Letters Patent. Patented Fel). 18, 1913. e Appiiation medNovember s, 1910. serenita. 590,593.

the abrading` member 10 is a large gear vertical shaft 17 passingvthrough a second wheel 15 which engages a pinion 16'011 a hollow boss18' on the upper face of the bot- Y tom of the pan and also through adepending hollowboss "19 beneath the pan. The

bosses 18 and 19 provide-a long bearing for the shaft 17 extending downtothe beveled pinion 20 which is driven by the-pinion 21 on the drivingshaftof the electric motor' 22. Other driving means may be employedwithout departing from my invention. 'Y

The arrangement describedby providing a bearing extending all the wayfrom the pinion 20 to the pinion 16, insures the utmost solidity andstrength, and protects the shaft and its bearing from access of thewater caught by the pan 13. Further protection is afforded by the casing23, which entirely surrounds the gears 15, 16, fitting snugly over thebearing bosses 12 and 18.

'I prefer to supply t-he casing 23 with a top plate or cover 24, screwedin place as shown at 25, and having a suitableA opening 26 for passageof the shaft which carries the abrading member 10. l

For the. purpose of lubricating the shafts 11 and 17, I provide a cup ortrough 27 out-- side of the pan which communicates bythe pipes 2S, 29,-with the bearings 12 and 18 respectively. In order -to prevent any oilfrom dripping 'do-wn the shaft 17 and being carried to any part of themotor 22, I -prefer to provide the pinion 20 with an annular annularflange 35 depending4 from the outer edge of the pan 13.. By this meanssuperiiuous' oil is surely conducted rto the exterior Vof the machine,thus preventing .all accumulation within the lower casing. 4 As shown inFigs. 1 and 4, the bottom of the pan 13 has a central circularhorizontal portion made flat underneath for the better y attachment ofthe top of the motor 22. Around this horizontal portion of the pan thebottom slopes 'outward' beginning at the highest point o-n one side', at36,'and becoming steeper continually (as shbwn at 37 Fig.

4) in each direction around the circle.- By

this means the water which falls from'the revolving abrading member` isled to the depression 38 which opens into a discharge pipe 39. Thecontainer 40, which confines y the vegetables, lrests with its edge uponthat of the pan 13, being preferably held in place may be discharged..In front of ,this opening is placed the chute 47, which is downwardlycurved,=`as shown in Fig. 5, so .as to direct thev vegetables into anyconvenient receptacle, and preventscattering of the vegy etables andwater. To make it possible to` conveniently raise the ydoor 46 :I employa handle-lever48 fixed to one end of the shaft 45 and carrying .near itslower extremity thefspring latchA 49, having a depending inger piece 50vwhereb it-may be disengaged from the hookl. hishook is preferablycarried on aslotted plate 52,.-sliding on a. lug V 53 fixed to the sideof the machine. The plate 52 may be fixed in a given l position foradjustment by the set screw 54.

As shown in Fig. 5, the upper portion of thefchute 47 is open at 55, andthis space is occupied by the -raised door when the vegetables aredischarged.-

Any convenient sprinkling means forl the water may be employed. in amanner usual in devices of Vthis character and I have shown `1n Fig.. la sprinkling pipe entering at 100.

. Various changes maybe made in the construction of this machine withoutdeparting from the scope of my invention, and I do notlimit myself tothe details herein shown and described.

What I claim isf-' A' machine ofv the class described confiprising .incombination a' rotating 'memben awater-diver'ting pan'beneath saidmembei having a horizontal bottom portion and a watershedding .bottom fportion sloping downwardly and outwardly, the under surfacelof saidbottom portion having a lfiat, portion,a motor attached to thef fiatportion of saidunder surface; and power transmitting means extendingfrom said motor upwardly through said bottom pan go said r'otatingmember, substantially as described.

2. A machine of the class described com-` prising in combination awaterdiverting pan having a substantially central boss'extending upwardtherefrom and also having a second upwardlyextending boss, a rotatin glmember having a shaft adapted to rotate within said central boss,'"agear wheel on said shaft, a shaft having a bearing in said secondnamed boss and having a pinion en gaging said gear wheel, and a motor'operatively connected with sa'id second named shaft, said motor .beingattached below said eratively connected with said driving shaft,

substantially as described.

4. In amachine of the class described, a water-shedding pan havingv asubstantially 'nftral upwardly extending boss and an ec' centricallyplaced upwardly extending boss, a rotating member above said pan bottm,a shaft on said member carrying a gear wheel and having abearing in saidcentral boss, a shaft passing throughk said eccentric boss carrying apinion engaging said gear wheel, .90 a v'protective casing around' saidgear wheel and pinion, and a .motor attached to the machine below saidpan bottom, and operatively connected with said second 'named shaft,substantially -as described.

5. In a. machine of the class described, a water-diverting pan, ainember arranged to rotate above the same, a boss extending upward anddownward from the bottom of said pan and bored from end to end, adriving shaft arranged. to rotate within said bored boss, a motor belowsaid pan bottom. operativgely connected with said shaft, and l drivingconnections between-said shaft and said rotating member, substantiallyas de` 105 scribed.

-6. In a device of `.the class described wherein water is sprinkled foriushing purposes and oil is supplied for lubrication, a water-divertingpan, a memberrarranged to rotate above the same, a motor attached to themachine below said pan, a casing sur- `rounding said motor, a bored bossextending upward and downward from the bottom of said pan, a drivingshaft adapted tb\turn\ 115g "in the bore of said boss and operative y.con- =nectedlto .Said rotating member and to said motor, and anoil-conducting nozzle extending from the lower end of said shaft to a i'A pointoutside of said casing, substantially as described. s? l LHENRYROBINSON.

